The final winter test of the 2005 season has begun this morning at Circuit Paul Ricard, France. source: gp2series.com On a chilly morning in the South of France, the GP2 series reconvenes for the final time in 2005 today, to kick off its last winter test of the season. The two day session will be the last time that the series will feature 24 cars, with the entry of Trident Racing in 2006 raising the grid size to 26 cars. A number of drivers are making their GP2 series debuts this morning, among them Timo Glock the 2005 Champ Car Rookie of the Year, at ART Grand Prix. At iSport International, F3 drivers Mike Conway and Steven Kane are making their first runs with a GP2 series team, while over at DPR Sean McIntosh is also making his debut. Over at Racing Engineering, 2005 GP2 Series driver Juan Cruz Alvarez makes a return to the cockpit for the first time since his final race for Campos in Bahrain. The full testing line-up for today is as follows... Car # Driver Nat. Team 1 Mike Conway ENG ISPORT INTERNATIONAL 2 Stephen Kane GBR ISPORT INTERNATIONAL 3 Nelson Piquet Jr. BRA PIQUET SPORTS 4 Alexandre Negrao BRA PIQUET SPORTS 5 Andreas Zuber AUT BCN COMPETICION 6 Borja Garcia ESP BCN COMPETICION 7 Milos Pavlovic YU SUPER NOVA INTERNATIONAL 8 Jose Maria Lopez ARG SUPER NOVA INTERNATIONAL 9 Timo Glock GER ART GRAND PRIX 10 Hayanari Shimoda JPN ART GRAND PRIX 11 Olivier Pla FRA DPR 12 Sean McIntosh CAN DPR 14 Franck Perera FRA DAMS 15 Ferdinando Monfardini ITA DAMS 16 Luca Filippi ITA COLONI MOTORSPORT 17 Bruce Jouanny FRA COLONI MOTORSPORT 18 Javier Villa ESP RACING ENGINEERING 19 Juan Cruz Alvarez ARG RACING ENGINEERING 20 Jason Tahinci TUR CAMPOS RACING 21 Alvaro Barba ESP CAMPOS RACING 22 Alvaro Parente POR ARDEN INTERNATIONAL 23 Michael Ammermuller GER ARDEN INTERNATIONAL 24 Thomas Biagi ITA DURANGO 25 Lucas Di Grassi BRA DURANGO
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